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Julian Dombrouski

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:Illinois
Time Imprisoned:
3 Months 7 Days
Support
Anti-War Conscientious Objection
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Biography

Julian Dombrouski was a Jehovah's Witnesses conscientious objector from Illinois imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth. Sentenced to 25 years in prison. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: sentenced to 25 years in prison; imprisoned at Ft. Leavenworth on October 20, 1918

Case

United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
Charges: Disobeying orders; refusal of military service
Incarcerated: Oct 20, 1918
Released: Jan 27, 1919
Sentence: 25 years
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas